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Glenn Miller Orchestra

American jazz ensemble formed after the loss of Glenn Miller, named in memory of him and the original Glenn Miller Orchestra
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Summary

Glenn Miller Orchestra is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.024% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month, #5 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genre: jazz[3]
  • Named after: Glenn Miller[4]
  • Country of origin: United States[5]
  • Inception: 1956[6]
  • Official website: http://glennmillerorchestra.com/[7]
  • Replaces: Glenn Miller & His Orchestra[8]
  • Has characteristic: big band[9]
  • Start of work period: 1956[10]
  • Name: Glenn Miller Orchestra[11]

Why It Matters

Glenn Miller Orchestra is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Moebeus · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → musical group
    Has characteristic → big band
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'simple']
    Sitelink count → 2
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  2. 16w ago · Oronsay · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → musical group
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  3. 17w ago · GrimRob · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbc things id → aa840f20-5dc6-4f82-be29-0a01c318163e
    Banq authority id → 0000452522
    National library of israel id (old) → 004334515
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 13903723f
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